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Pollution levels satisfactory on Bhogi day, says TNPCB
The Hindu
The air quality index at satisfactory mark in 15 locations
Bhogicelebrations on Thursday were subdued in the city with not manymakingbonfiresto burn old household items, including clothes,matsand garden wastes.
The air quality index at the 15 locations monitored by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) stood at the satisfactory markwith values remaining within the permissible limitfor 24 hours.The Index value forsatisfactory isAQI 51 to100).
“We did not burn plastics or oldtyres. Only some garden waste and an old mat was burnt at our home. People in our street and locality too had only smallbonfires, mostly done for religious purposes,” said Divakar, a resident of Kannagi Nagar.
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